Ww2

Key events about WW2

  • The Anglo-German-Naval agreement

    The Anglo-German-Naval agreement

    By singing, Hilter showed his peaecful intentions; however, the treaty limited the German navy to 35% of the strength of the British fleet, and it didn't include the Uboats. So, it was thought that Britain had aggred to gremany rearming
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    The Munich Agreement

    This was the outcome of the conference which decided that Britain and Germany would never go to war again and that consultation and not war would solve future disagreements
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    The Munich Agreement

    This was the outcome of the conference which decided that Britain and Germany would never go to war again and that consultation and not war would solve future disagreements.
  • Anschkuss

    Anschkuss

    Though his act, the union of two German-speaking countries, Hitler could claim he was fulfilling the idea of self-determination, which was against the Treaty of Versailles
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    The battle of Britain

    This famous episode refers to the fight to control the British skies between the Luftwaffe and thte RAF
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    The Phoney War

    This was a period when Britain was at war and nothing happened. Each side prepared and waited for the other to move first.
  • The invasion of Denmark and Norway

    The invasion of Denmark and Norway

    The defeat of these two countries was so quick that it led to remplacement of Btish Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain by Winston Churchill in May 1940
  • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    The Nazi-Soviet Pact

    This was the proof that the outbreak of war was likely. It was an agreement between two major countries not to attack each other and to divide Poland between them
  • The Blitzkrieg against Poland

    The Blitzkrieg against Poland

    This country wax attacked from the West by Germany and invaded from the East by Russia, as agreed in the Nazi- Soviet Pact
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    The Blitz

    This refers to teh wave of aeroplkanes which bombed London and other major towns including Liverpool, Glasgow, Coventry and Plymouth
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    The 2nd Blitz

    Hitler's "flying bomb" weapons began to rain down on London and the South East. In total, 951 V1s were aimed at British. Later They were repalced by V2s.